SYNOPSIS

Most things in life that make you miserable you can change. But you can't change your football team. In his brilliant first book, Match of the Day 2 presenter and lifelong West Bromwich Albion fan Adrian Chiles asks why we feel the way we do about our teams.

Seeking an answer to the oft-chanted question 'Who are you?', Adrian meets the fan who's missed only five games since the Second World War; and the woman who narrowly survived finishing on the losing side in the Second World War, only to find herself in West Bromwich supporting another team that seemed to make a habit of losing.

Then there's the woman who has never seen her side concede a goal because she always covers her eyes; the bloke whose leg fell off against Wolves; the Sikh woman whose parents banned her from going, who now bans her children from not going; and the octogenarian who, relegated or promoted, weaves a rug to celebrate.

The story, just like supporting a football team, is by turns hilarious, heartwarming and heartbreaking.